Lotto checkers

hurler32

Tried to check some lotto slips I had today on shop machine but apparently doesn't check new green lotto slips .. Staff member who I wouldn't trust big time whisks them through in 3 seconds and tells me no joy ...no slips back etc ... Do some shops have the new machines for checking lotto ?

Señor Fancy Pants

Sounds like you were a definite jackpot winner. The shop guy screwed you over.

Get your duelling glove ready.

TheChizler

Been the case for the last few months, lotto license was sold so there was a complete system overhaul. You can still check them online.

Mint Aero

Jesus.

laugh

They should give you back your ticket with a result slip.

SCOOP 64

i was always asked do i want tickets back.

Tearin It Up

Just check online. Why check in shops and risk winning the jackpot and the neighbours knowing.

RhubarbCrumble

Usually they ask if you want the ticket back and if you say no they're supposed to tear it up in front of you and bin it.

tritriagain

Lotto checkers should be back up and running within 2 weeks ( or so I have been informed by lotto)

LDN_Irish

https://www.lottery.ie/en/Mobile/Check-your-numbers

Calibos

The checkers were supposed to be upgraded for the beginning of February after the old yellow tickets expired after their 90 days. This in of itself was ridiculous as within about 2 weeks of the new machines in November, most of the old tickets were checked and out of circulation and thereafter it was only the odd oul one who found one in the back of a drawer are down the side of a couch that had an old yellow ticket to check. In their infinite wisdom the new lotto decided to leave the self checkers doing the one or two yellow tickets a day and till staff to manually check the hundreds of green tickets every day instead of upgrading the self checkers after two weeks and have the self checkers able to check the hundreds of green tickets a day for customers and leaving the one or two old yellows to be checked by till staff.

However, February came and no sign of the checker machine upgrade. March 20th and an engineer arrives and rejigger some wiring and tells us the software upgrade for the machine will happen on the 27th. 27th comes and goes and nothing. Get letter from lotto on Friday saying it'll be sometime in April. FFS!!

The new lotto has been a farce from the start.

Dan Chipowski

Calibos wrote: »

The new lotto has been a farce from the start.

Totally agree. Thing is a shambles.

Bench Press

Calibos wrote: »

The checkers were supposed to be upgraded for the beginning of February after the old yellow tickets expired after their 90 days. This in of itself was ridiculous as within about 2 weeks of the new machines in November, most of the old tickets were checked and out of circulation and thereafter it was only the odd oul one who found one in the back of a drawer are down the side of a couch that had an old yellow ticket to check. In their infinite wisdom the new lotto decided to leave the self checkers doing the one or two yellow tickets a day and till staff to manually check the hundreds of green tickets every day instead of upgrading the self checkers after two weeks and have the self checkers able to check the hundreds of green tickets a day for customers and leaving the one or two old yellows to be checked by till staff.

However, February came and no sign of the checker machine upgrade. March 20th and an engineer arrives and rejigger some wiring and tells us the software upgrade for the machine will happen on the 27th. 27th comes and goes and nothing. Get letter from lotto on Friday saying it'll be sometime in April. FFS!!

The new lotto has been a farce from the start.

what a farce, so typical of Ireland, joke of a country

Kevin McCloud

Bench Press wrote: »

what a farce, so typical of Ireland, joke of a country

I blame the goberment.

Mint Aero

Bench Press wrote: »

what a farce, so typical of Ireland, joke of a country

Absolute joke of a country is right, complete joke altogether.

Kevin McCloud

Mint Aero wrote: »

Absolute joke of a country is right, complete joke altogether.

And its not funny either so its not.

Turtyturd

I had a hunch I won the lotto...turns out I didn't even do it.

Señor Fancy Pants

Bench Press wrote: »

what a farce, so typical of Ireland, joke of a country

At least we don't beat and burn a person to death over alleged page burning of a religious text.

Lotto checker not working? Fcuk this, let's go live in a country with real problems.

Eugene Norman

Bench Press wrote: »

what a farce, so typical of Ireland, joke of a country

English lottery took over.

mikemac1

Bench Press wrote: »

what a farce, so typical of Ireland, joke of a country

The system worked just fine with zero failures in 27 years when the State owned it

You can blame privatization for all mess ups here

PARlance

mikemac1 wrote: »

The system worked just fine with zero failures in 27 years when the State owned it

You can blame privatization for all mess ups here

No, no, no. The State privatised it! It's their fault.

RAGE, ANGER towards the State etc

blueser

Question to the OP; as you're posting on here, you presumably have the means to check your numbers online. Why don't you do that?

JohnDx

A man comes running into his house "I'VE WON THE ****ING LOTTERY!!"

His wife is ecstatic, "OH MY GOD!! REALLY!?"

"Yeah pack up some clothes honey"

"Should I pack for cold or warm weather?" she asks him.

"I don't care honey JUST ****ING GET OUT!"

kingtiger

Bench Press wrote: »

what a farce, so typical of Ireland, joke of a country

its now run by an English company, so how has that anything to do with Ireland?